Download or read book The Early Earth written by James Badro and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-10-05 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Early Earth: Accretion and Differentiation provides a multidisciplinary overview of the state of the art in understanding the formation and primordial evolution of the Earth. The fundamental structure of the Earth as we know it today was inherited from the initial conditions 4.56 billion years ago as a consequence of planetesimal accretion, large impacts among planetary objects, and planetary-scale differentiation. The evolution of the Earth from a molten ball of metal and magma to the tectonically active, dynamic, habitable planet that we know today is unique among the terrestrial planets, and understanding the earliest processes that led to Earth’s current state is the essence of this volume. Important results have emerged from a wide range of disciplines including cosmochemistry, geochemistry, experimental petrology, experimental and theoretical mineral physics and geodynamics. The topics in this volume include: Condensation of primitive objects in the solar nebula, planetary building blocks Early and late accretion and planetary dynamic modeling Primordial differentiation, core formation, Magma Ocean evolution and crystallization This volume will be a valuable resource for graduate students, academics, and researchers in the fields of geophysics, geochemistry, cosmochemistry, and planetary science.
Download or read book The Early Earth written by C. M. R. Fowler and published by Geological Society of London. This book was released on 2002 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Primordial Landscapes written by Feodor Pitcairn and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-07 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Primordial Landscapes:Iceland Revealed elegantly explores the diverse and raw beauty of Iceland's extraordinary landscapes through striking images by photographer and naturalist Feodor Pitcairn and the inspired words of geophysicist, author and poet Ari Trausti Gudmundsson.This collection illuminates topographical phenomenon shaped and crafted by the most powerful natural forces on earth: rain and glacier melt from thunderous waterfalls and rivers that carve at the earth's surface; arctic snow and ice peppering teh land and sea with striking shapes and patterns, feeding the climate and water cycles; lava flows from active volcanos, that build vast textured landforms where life can begin and take hold. These are the beautiful and extraordinary results of our planet's most fundamental geological processes.
Download or read book Astrobiology and Cuatro Ci negas Basin as an Analog of Early Earth written by Valeria Souza and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-07-14 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Astrobiology not only investigates how early life took hold of our planet but also life on other planets – both in our Solar System and beyond – and their potential for habitability. The book take readers from the scars on planetary surfaces made by space rocks to the history of the Solar System narrated by those space rocks as well as exoplanets in other planetary systems. But the true question is how life arose here or elsewhere. Modern comparative genomics has revealed that Darwin was correct; a set of highly conserved genes and cellular functions indicate that all life is related by common ancestry. The Last Universal Common Ancestor or LUCA sits at the base of the Tree of Life. However, once that life took hold, it started to diversify and form complex microbial communities that are known as microbial mats and stromatolites. Due to their long evolutionary history and abundance on modern Earth, research on the biological, chemical and geological processes of stromatolite formation has provided important insights into the field of astrobiology. Many of these microbialite-containing ecosystems have been used as models for astrobiology, and NASA mission analogs including Shark Bay, Pavilion and Kelly Lakes. Modern microbialites represent natural laboratories to study primordial ecosystems and provide proxies for how life could evolve on other planets. However, few viral metagenomic studies (i.e., viromes) have been conducted in microbialites, which are not only an important part of the community but also mirror its biodiversity. This book focuses on particularly interesting sites such as Andean lake microbialites, a proxy of early life since they are characterized by very high UV light, while Alchichica and Bacalar lakes are characterized by high-salt and oligotrophic waters that nurture stromatolites. However, it is only the oasis of Cuatro Ciénegas Basin in México that stored past life in its marine sediments of the Sierra de San Marcos. This particular Sierra has a magmatic pouch that moves the deep aquifer to the surface in a cycle of sun drenched life and back to the depths of the magmatic life in an ancient cycle that now is broken by the overexploitation of the surface water as well as the deep aquifer in order to irrigate alfalfa in the desert. The anthropocene, the era of human folly, is killing this unique time machine and with it the memory of the planet.
Download or read book Primordial Earth written by Baileigh Higgins and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-12-18 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is their world, and we are the prey. After an unexplained event shifted entire cities millions of years into the past, life has become a daily struggle for survival. Rogue, tenacious and fierce, has never known anything except a harsh life on the streets of Prime City until she finds herself on the wrong side of the law... and the wall. Nothing could've prepared her for the outside... Exiled, unarmed, and alone, she faces a perilous journey into a savage prehistoric world. With nothing but her wits, she sets out into the unknown. Can she find a way to survive or will the primordial land claim another victim? Primordial Earth is a gripping time-traveling, sci-fi thriller for fans of action-packed, character-driven, post-apocalyptic tales. Grab your copy now!
Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Early Earth written by Isabel Greenberg and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2013-12-24 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautifully illustrated book of imaginary fables about Earth's early -- and lost -- history. Before our history began, another -- now forgotten -- civilization thrived. The people who roamed Early Earth were much like us: curious, emotional, funny, ambitious, and vulnerable. In this series of illustrated and linked tales, Isabel Greenberg chronicles the explorations of a young man as he paddles from his home in the North Pole to the South Pole. There, he meets his true love, but their romance is ill-fated. Early Earth's unusual and finicky polarity means the lovers can never touch. As intricate and richly imagined as the work of Chris Ware, and leavened with a dry wit that rivals Kate Beaton's in Hark! A Vagrant, Isabel Greenberg's debut will be a welcome addition to the thriving graphic novel genre.
Download or read book Primordial Earth written by Baileigh Higgins and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-08 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is their world, and we are the prey. Captured, beaten, and on the brink of death, Rogue and the surviving members of the resistance barely manage to escape the dungeons of Prime City with their lives. As they set out into the unknown they must prepare for the fight of their lives. A storm is coming... With Rogue and Moran spearheading the resistance, they dream of freeing Prime City from its tyrannical rule. But danger surrounds them on all sides, and they have more to contend with than simple war. Can they succeed, or will the prehistoric world swallow them whole? Primordial Earth is a gripping time-traveling, sci-fi thriller for fans of action-packed, character-driven, post-apocalyptic tales. Grab your copy now!
Download or read book The Archaean Geological and Geochemical Windows into the Early Earth written by Andrew Y. Glikson and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-08-05 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Archaean terrains contain a wealth of structural, stratigraphic, textural, mineralogical, geochemical and isotopic features allowing insights into the nature of the early Earth. This book is based on studies during 1964-2007 of Archaean terrains in Australia and to a lesser extent in South Africa and India, as well as on visits to Archaean terrains in Canada, the US and China, as well as petrological and geochemical studies of igneous and sedimentary rock suites from a range of terrains. The book will include a range of photographic and microscopic images, geological sketch maps and diagrams illustrating the lessons derived from field and the laboratory. Also other Archaean terrains are being reviewed. The book is intended for Earth scientists as well as broader intelligent readership.
Download or read book Primordial Earth written by Baileigh Higgins and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-03 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is their world, and we are the prey. Outnumbered and outgunned, Rogue and the Exiles are on the run from the ruthless General Sikes. Finding refuge in the abandoned Shanghai tunnels, the survivors are running out of time and options. Trapped in the past, the fight for their future has just begun. Faced with a relentless enemy, the Resistance and the Exiles must put aside their differences if they are to have any hope of survival. Can they emerge victorious, or will they fall prey to the savage, prehistoric world? Primordial Earth is a gripping time-traveling, sci-fi thriller for fans of action-packed, character-driven, post-apocalyptic tales. Grab your copy now!
Download or read book Primordial Earth written by Baileigh Higgins and published by . This book was released on 2021-08-08 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is their world, and we are the prey. After a harrowing journey, Rogue and the surviving members of their group finally reach the city of Vancouver. Exhausted, battered, and running out of time, they have to negotiate with the city's leadership for the medicine they so desperately need. Their loved ones are hanging on by a thread... Overwhelmed by the sudden outbreak of the Red Flux, Prime City is descending into anarchy. While Callum and Ric set out on a dangerous supply run, Kat must fight for her life against the deadly disease. Can they hold on or will they succumb to this silent killer? Primordial Earth is a gripping time-traveling, sci-fi thriller for fans of action-packed, character-driven, post-apocalyptic tales. Grab your copy now!
Download or read book Primordial Earth written by Baileigh Higgins and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-10-25 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is their world, and we are the prey. After negotiating with the Mayor of Vancouver for the supplies their loved ones so desperately need, Seth and the others can finally relax. Back on her feet, Rogue looks forward to exploring the city and is soon swept away by the marvels that surround her. But one catastrophic event threatens to sabotage everything. Once more, they must set out into the unknown... Having lost the second shipment of vital supplies, the deal is off. Out of options, they are forced to accept the most dangerous mission of their lives. Time is against them, and failure means losing their homes, their family, and everything they've fought for. Primordial Earth is a gripping time-traveling, sci-fi thriller for fans of action-packed, character-driven, post-apocalyptic tales. Grab your copy now!
Download or read book Deep Carbon written by Beth N. Orcutt and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-10-17 with total page 687 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide to carbon inside Earth - its quantities, movements, forms, origins, changes over time and impact on planetary processes. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
Download or read book Primordial written by Jeff Lemire and published by Image Comics. This book was released on 2022-05-18 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mind-bending sci-fi and Cold War thriller collide in this 6-issue series by the bestselling, Eisner-winning creative team behind GIDEON FALLS! In 1957, the USSR made history by launching a dog named Laika into Earth’s orbit. Two years later, the USA responded with two monkeys, Able and Baker. These animals never returned. But unbeknownst to everyone, they did not die in orbit…they were taken. And now they are coming home. Collects PRIMORDIAL #1-6 Select praise for PRIMORDIAL: “…Ambitious and innovative comics storytelling…” —ComicBook.com “Has plenty to offer to fans of American history, science fiction, and good storytelling.” —Comic Book Resources “All in all, sci-fi fans, LEMIRE fans, SORRENTINO fans, Image fans, this is a must buy.” —Black Nerd Problems “A classic Cold War thriller in the making. But it’s also far more ambitious than that, with a sci-fi storyline at its heart and visuals evoking 2001: A Space Odyssey… Part John le Carré and another part Arthur C. Clarke.” —Comicon.com “For a creative team this brilliant, it really means something to say that they are at the top of their game. But sure enough…some of their best work!” —Monkeys Fighting Robots
Download or read book Primordial Earth written by Baileigh Higgins and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-12-18 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is their world, and we are the prey. An outlaw in a savage world, Rogue barely survives her first encounter with the prehistoric creatures outside the walls of Prime City. After a mysterious stranger saves her life, she's reunited with her long lost mother. Hoping for a fresh start, she joins the Exiles, a group of survivors who live off the land. But not all welcome her with open arms. The fight for freedom has just begun... Eager to free her former people from the rule of a tyrant, she seeks assistance from members of the council. Little does she know that each has their own agenda, and not all look toward a peaceful resolution. Can she prevail, or will she fall victim to the ravages of war? Primordial Earth is a gripping time-traveling, sci-fi thriller for fans of action-packed, character-driven, post-apocalyptic tales. Grab your copy now!
Download or read book Primordial Earth written by Baileigh Higgins and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-06-23 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is their world, and we are the prey. After a daring rescue mission goes awry, Rogue and her friends barely manage to rescue the plane crash's surviving members. Believing the worst is behind them, they return to Prime City to discover that a new threat looms. One that is unlike anything they've faced before. A new killer emerges... With the city in the grip of a deadly disease, the Council realizes they have no choice but to plead for help from the distant city of Vancouver. But the mission carries great risk, and the odds of success are low. Separated by hundreds of miles of dangerous, uncharted territory, Rogue and her group face the most challenging journey of their lives. Will they make it in time to save their loved ones? Primordial Earth is a gripping, time-traveling, sci-fi thriller for fans of action-packed, character-driven, post-apocalyptic tales.
Download or read book Rare Earth written by Peter D. Ward and published by Springer. This book was released on 2007-05-08 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What determines whether complex life will arise on a planet, or even any life at all? Questions such as these are investigated in this groundbreaking book. In doing so, the authors synthesize information from astronomy, biology, and paleontology, and apply it to what we know about the rise of life on Earth and to what could possibly happen elsewhere in the universe. Everyone who has been thrilled by the recent discoveries of extrasolar planets and the indications of life on Mars and the Jovian moon Europa will be fascinated by Rare Earth, and its implications for those who look to the heavens for companionship.
Download or read book Re Creating Primordial Time written by Gabrielle Vail and published by University Press of Colorado. This book was released on 2013-10-15 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Re-Creating Primordial Time offers a new perspective on the Maya codices, documenting the extensive use of creation mythology and foundational rituals in the hieroglyphic texts and iconography of these important manuscripts. Focusing on both pre-Columbian codices and early colonial creation accounts, Vail and Hernández show that in spite of significant cultural change during the Postclassic and Colonial periods, the mythological traditions reveal significant continuity, beginning as far back as the Classic period. Remarkable similarities exist within the Maya tradition, even as new mythologies were introduced through contact with the Gulf Coast region and highland central Mexico. Vail and Hernández analyze the extant Maya codices within the context of later literary sources such as the Books of Chilam Balam, the Popol Vuh, and the Códice Chimalpopoca to present numerous examples highlighting the relationship among creation mythology, rituals, and lore. Compiling and comparing Maya creation mythology with that of the Borgia codices from highland central Mexico, Re-Creating Primordial Time is a significant contribution to the field of Mesoamerican studies and will be of interest to scholars of archaeology, linguistics, epigraphy, and comparative religions alike.
